{"product_id":"the-golden-age-of-piracy-in-china-1520-1810-a-short-history-with-documents-paperback","title":"The Golden Age of Piracy in China, 1520-1810: A Short History with Documents - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert J. Antony\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book exposes readers to the little-known history of Chinese piracy from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, when it was unsurpassed in size and scope anywhere else in the world. By providing a large selection of primary sources, this book allows previously silenced pirates, victims, and officials to tell their stories in their own words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore his retirement in 2019, Robert J. Antony was distinguished professor and senior researcher at Guangzhou University. He is the author of Like Froth Floating on the Sea: The World of Pirates and Seafarers in Late Imperial South China (2003), Unruly People: Crime, Community, and State in Late Imperial South China (2016), and The Golden Age of Piracy in China, 1520-1810: A Short History with Documents (2022). He now lives with his wife near Princeton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42097854349447,"sku":"9781538161531","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4b6227c4d39a902d118d57618d67e15e.webp?v=1732356774","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-golden-age-of-piracy-in-china-1520-1810-a-short-history-with-documents-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}